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Auguste Rodin
Iris little study, Auguste Rodin, Bronze, Sculpture, Modern Art, 1970's, Nudes

1973

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Iris little study, Auguste Rodin, Bronze, Sculpture, Modern Art, 1970's, Nudes Petite etude pour Iris, douzième épreuve Ed. 12/12 pcs 1973 Bronze with brown and black patina Marked around the left thigh : A.Rodin n°12 c by Musée RODIN 1973 E. GODARD Certificate of authenticity issued by the Musée Rodin, dated 11 April 1974, and listed in the archives under no.2.907. Provenance : Musée Rodin, Paris Private collection Exhibition : Musée Rodin, a bronze of this model and of this series is kept in the collections of this institution under the inventory number no.S.658, plaster proofs, variants, patinated or not, under the numbers of inventory no.S.3342, S.3493, S.5681 and S.5682. Literrature : Rodin et le bronze : catalogue des oeuvres conservées au Musée Rodin, Vol.II, by Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1987, a similar cast for the same series is illutrated p.458. The "Petit torse d'Iris" was created around 1908-1909. Our bronze, of lost wax casting, is post-mortem from the Rodin Museum of 12 copies in total, initiated between 1969 and produced between 1969 and 1973 by Emile Godard, founder.
  • Creator:
    Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1973
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.03 in (15.3 cm)Width: 3.15 in (8 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Geneva, CH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU150228741562
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